re: In a tight jam

My wife was faced with this when her dad fell and broke a hip. He never recovered the ability to walk. She chose a very nice assisted living facility. She got pushback and was the bad guy and unfortunately or fortunately was an only child so she made the decision. In the end he could not have taken care of himself, by himself. And finally, just about two years into it at 90, he was diagnosed with late onset moderate Alzheimers. And within two years had lost most of his memory and certainly his short term memory. But he gave my wife hell for a few months because he wanted "to go home". My son's in-laws are going through the same thing with an elderly mom and dad.